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Department Colloquium: Steven Smith (Department of Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics, Hofstra University) "The Descendants of Aeneas in New Rome: Epigrams on the Fall of Troy from the Cycle of Agathias"

Feb 4, 2021 at

Speaker: Steven Smith, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Hofstra University

Title: The Descendants of Aeneas in… Read More



Department Colloquium: Amy Russell (Department of Classics, Brown University) "Microcosm, macrocosm, and the question of scale in the ancient Roman city"

Jan 28, 2021 at

Speaker: Dr. Amy Russell

Title: Microcosm, macrocosm, and the question of scale in the ancient Roman city



Department Colloquium: Karen ní Mheallaigh (Department of Classics at Johns Hopkins University) "The ancient glass imaginary"

Jan 21, 2021 at

Speaker: Karen ní Mheallaigh, Professor of Classics, Johns Hopkins University

Title: "The ancient glass… Read More



First Friday -- next session on Anti-Racism: Dec. 4

Dec 4, 2020 at -

Our next First Friday workshop will meet this Friday, December 4th from 2-3:30 PM and will be facilitated by graduate students Adrienne Atkins and Theodora Naqvi. This month we will focus on Martin Bernal’s Black… Read More



First Fridays on Anti-Racism -- Nov. 6

Nov 6, 2020 at

 
Our next First Friday will meet on November 6th from 2-3:30 PM. Our First Fridays series this semester will consist of structured conversations centered on topics of race, racism, and anti-racism in Classical… Read More



Veterans Day 2020 Theater Workshop

Nov 11, 2020 at

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A group of veterans will perform a virtual program of dramatic readings centered on the theme of "Homecoming."  Readings will highlight… Read More



Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller Re-imagine the Classics

Nov 20, 2020 at

Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller discuss re-imagining the Classics. For more information and to reserve a spot, see https://fallforthebook.org/… Read More



Emily Wilson In Conversation with Madeline Miller

Nov 4, 2020 at

"Join us for a virtual night of conversation and readings with with Madeline Miller, author of the New York Times best-selling novel “Circe”—about the legendary sorceress and goddess who (among other… Read More



No First Friday session for October 2

Oct 2, 2020 at

After consultation with members of our Anti-Racism Working Group, we’ve decided that October has come upon us a bit faster than we were ready for, and we’ll not hold a First Friday session this coming Friday.

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First Friday Meeting

Sep 4, 2020 at

Our first First Friday will meet on September 4.  Topics will include our anti-racism agenda for First Fridays for the coming year, the formation and charges for our working group on anti-racism, and a reading and… Read More